Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Marita O’Neill. Her most recent book is “Evidence of Light,” published by Moon Pie Press. Brown Nest with Blue Egg By Marita O’Neill I. Knocking us back on our couch, fragments of news: marble and stone billow into clouds of dust […]
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Book review: The horrific night that changed a family's life forever
“The Good Daughter” By Karin Slaughter Morrow. 500 pp. $27.99 Karin Slaughter’s new thriller,”The Good Daughter,” is not for the squeamish. All of Slaughter’s books — the Will Trent and Grant County series — are known for being deeply researched. Sometimes this means multiple pages containing forensic details of grisly murders and savage rapes that are […]
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Cooking your favorite summer produce? Keep it simple.
When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the heavy lifting, and their produce, in all its ripe glory, allows us home cooks to do so little and get so much in return. Since I prefer dishes that require minimal effort, summer is my […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Fluff, Moxie, whoopie pies — we do Maine right
So Bag Lady and Shopping Siren are doing some entertaining this summer. Mostly, only of people we like. (It’s a small number.) If guests are arriving from out of state and we’ve decided we enjoy their company enough to let them use the off-limits-to-people-who-live-here fancy hand towel in the bathroom, to empty the fridge of […]
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Magical Earth: Time for the wild berries and fruits to show their majesty
As we continue in deep summer, not only is my vegetable garden doing quite well, but I have discovered a great number of wild flowers and other plants that I either hadn’t noticed before or have suddenly appeared at the edge of what was once an open field. Sumac bushes/trees are particularly spectacular this year. […]
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In verse: Maine places and people
Produced by Maine Poetry Central and Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Susann Pelletier of Lewiston. Hurricane Weather By Susann Pelletier The hurricane has not hit yet — I ask when? Knowing how this closeness with you Of word and breath Presages A mighty wind, great fluttering of leaves, Falling of limbs, […]
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Mystery Photo for July 30, 2017
Mystery Photo for July 30, 2017 If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo […]
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Author tackles 'please,' now on to 'thank you'
James Patterson, the highest-paid author in the world, thinks it’s important for children to mind their manners. Perhaps he feels the same way about his co-writers. For his 2016 children’s book “Give Please a Chance,” the best-selling novelist teamed up with TV personality Bill O’Reilly to remind kids of the value of politeness. But for […]
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'BRAVETART' a unique cookbook experience
“Bravetart: Iconic American Desserts” By Stella Parks W.W. Norton. 400 pp. $35 What do Key lime pie, pineapple-upside-down cake and mint chocolate cookies have in common? They are all classic American desserts, but not in the way you might think. Each was invented by the food industry as a way to hawk more stuff. The […]
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No closets? No problem. Get creative.
A bedroom without a closet doesn’t have to be a dealbreaker, but it can pose a major design challenge if you love and have a lot of clothing. Fortunately, there are many ways to compensate for the lack of storage space —yes, even for renters— as long as you’re willing to get creative. Whether you […]